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Rate How To: TR Dojo: Change the registration information in Windows Vista and XP

Original at ZDNet Blogs external link    Wed, Oct 28

By Larry Dignan Bill Detwiler shows you how to change the registration information on your Windows system using a registry hack or TechRepublic's Vista and XP Registration Changer tools.

Rate How To: TR Dojo: Change the registration information in Windows Vista and XP

Original at Steve Gillmor's GestureLab external link    Wed, Oct 28

By Larry Dignan Bill Detwiler shows you how to change the registration information on your Windows system using a registry hack or TechRepublic's Vista and XP Registration Changer tools.

Rate How To: Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media

Original at Hard OCP external link    Fri, Oct 23

Here is your handy-dandy Windows 7 tip of the day. Those of you that use this method, let us know in the comments section how this worked out for you. First of all, the double install trick from Windows Vista actually still works in Windows 7. But there's a better way. Here's how to clean install Wi...

Rate How To: Article :: Windows 7 Backup and Restore, Part 2

Original at informIT external link    Thu, Oct 22

Mark Soper shows how to restore files to a Windows 7 system, how to restore a system image to an empty hard disk, and how to use Windows 7 to restore backups made with Windows Vista and Windows XP's backup programs.

Rate How To: Re: setting up email accounts on Windows Vista email

Original at microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail Google Group external link    Wed, Oct 14

By gateremovet...@samhobbs.org (Sam Hobbs) Tools |Accounts" and click the Add button at the top right. Many providers of email will show how to fill in the boxes, but most will provide enough information for you to be able to do it yourself. If there are no instructions for Windows Mail, then use the instructions for Outlook

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Rate How To: Changes to XPS Rasterization Filter Sample for Windows Vista SP2 with Platform Client Update

Original at blogs.msdn.com external link    Tue, Sep 29

By wdkblog Buld the sample using Windows 7.Change the xpsrassmpl.inf file.Install the sample on Windows Vista SP2 with Platform Client Update. For step 2, make these changes to the XPSRASSMPL.INF file: XPSRas WDK Sample Driver" = INSTALL_FILTER XPSRas WDK Sample Driver" = INSTALL_FILTER

Rate How To: Configure a USB flash drive to be a W...

Original at Tech Republic external link    Tue, Aug 18

Configure a USB flash drive to be a Windows 7 installation platform In this edition of the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Report, I'll show you how to use the DiskPart utility to configure a bootable USB flash drive that you ...

Rate How To: Re: Re-installing and Formatting Windows Vista

Original at setup Google Group external link    Sat, Jun 6

By gu...@unknown-email.com (Brink) Hello Ladiesman, Your laptop should have a recovery partition or set of recovery discs to do format your hard drive and do a factory restore of Vista with. What brand is your laptop? I'll see if I can find the instructions for you on how to do a factory restore with it. :) Shawn

Rate How to enable or disable UAC in Windows Vista [Detailed Tutorial]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, May 27

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By rss@youtube.com (nannuindia) Author: nannuindia Keywords: UAC user account control enable disable windows vista 32 bit 64 x64 x82 how to tutorial detail detailed video on steps diffrent methods must watch Added: May 27, 2009

Rate How to Use Windows Vista ReadyBoost with USBVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Apr 29    2 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (greenecostick) Author: greenecostick Keywords: Vista ReadyBoost Windows Ready Boost Increase Performance Secrets Speed up Added: April 29, 2009

Rate How To: Windows Vista System Configuration TutorialVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Tue, Apr 28

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By rss@youtube.com (sykadelx) Author: sykadelx Keywords: Windows Vista Microsoft Tutorial MSCONFIG Start Up Items Troubleshooting Tech Support Versatechs Added: April 28, 2009

Rate (HD) Windows Vista Tutorial Speed Up Your PC! + How to Use RocketdockVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Apr 12

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By rss@youtube.com (tobleroneuk) None Author: tobleroneuk Keywords: Windows Vista SP1 SP2 SP3 tutorial make faster startup shutdown msconfig nvidia gtx 260 Added: April 12, 2009

Rate How To: Windows Vista Administrator activationVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Apr 11

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By rss@youtube.com (Lazzlo000) None Author: Lazzlo000 Keywords: Windows Vista Administrator activation bypass Xp microsoft 98 lazzlo000 hack crack tutorial how to Added: April 11, 2009

Rate How to get aero effect on Windows Vista Home BasicVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Mar 21

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By rss@youtube.com (razzostrife) Author: razzostrife Keywords: How to get aero effect on Windows Vista Home Basic glass windows tricks tutorial Added: March 21, 2009

Rate How To: Making Windows Vista internet faster!Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Mar 16    2 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (vanityscreamreacords) Author: vanityscreamreacords Keywords: My Replacement For This Making Vista faster.....this One Includes Intro...Nothing to Big ....The Video Is tutorial On How Make Vista' Internet Faster this is part Of tips tricks Added: March 16, 2009

Rate How To Get Windows Vista For Free tutorial LEGAL!!Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Mar 9

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By rss@youtube.com (FreeStyleEdit) Author: FreeStyleEdit Keywords: How To Get Windows Vista For Free tutorial LEGAL!! Added: March 9, 2009

Rate How to End a Process on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows VistaVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Mar 9

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By rss@youtube.com (firestormerc) Learn how to End a running Process Author: firestormerc Keywords: How to End Process on Windows 2000 XP Vista running rogue programs exe Added: March 9, 2009

Rate How to make Windows Vista 80 to 90% fasterVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Mar 5

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By rss@youtube.com (vanityscreamreacords) this is a short video on some steps you can take to make your Vista... Author: vanityscreamreacords Keywords: Windows Vista Faster fast 90% 80% really how to Make Added: March 5, 2009

Rate How to change your password in Windows VistaVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Feb 27

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By rss@youtube.com (butterscotchcom) We'll look at changing the password associated with your user account in Windows Vista. A Internet tutorial by butterscotch.com. Author: butterscotchcom Keywords: howto tutorial tips tricks windows vista password change Added: February 27, 2009

Rate How to manage the Windows Vista firewallVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Feb 27

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By rss@youtube.com (butterscotchcom) Windows Firewall acts as a first line of defence so don't turn it off! A Internet tutorial by butterscotch.com. Author: butterscotchcom Keywords: howto tutorial tips tricks windows vista firewall security protection internet defense Added: February 27, 2009

Rate How to Disable the User Account Control on Windows Vista (AnyKind)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Feb 26

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By rss@youtube.com (MicroHelper) Do you ever get Bugged on windows vista when you open up programs or your installing some Program. And the Windows Vista Security Program pops up asking for your permission alot. Well in this video I will show you on how to make that stop coming up by disabling this program called. User Account C...

Rate How To: Turn Off UAC Safely - Windows VistaVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Feb 25

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By rss@youtube.com (WindowsWithJozz) This Video will show you how to Turn Off or On a new feature in Windows Vista called User Account Control or UAC the safest way. If you decide to change your mind, you can do so at any time. Author: WindowsWithJozz Keywords: windows jozz disable enable UAC vista user account control safest

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Feb 19

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By rss@youtube.com (Drazgoosh) it might not be in hd so sorry if tht happens but i'm not too sure. i got three other hd vids and they work fine so i can't be sure. just a tutorial showing new vista users how to use moving backgrounds tht hav sound even though u can't hear it in the vid coz i can't record sound

Rate How to disable the User Account Control on Windows VistaVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Feb 18

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By rss@youtube.com (MicroPCHelper) This will disable that annoying UAC (User Account Control) From popping up for your permission for opening up Programs, like "Add or Remove", "Windows Sidebar". It really gets Annoying... So In this video I will show you on how to disable it, it's very easy and simple. ______________________...

Rate How To: Customizing Your Windows Vista TaskbarVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Feb 15

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By rss@youtube.com (TensionTutorials) This tutorial is showing you how to customize your taskbar, If you need help please add us on aim or msn at: TensionTutorials or TensionTutorials@hotmail.com Author: TensionTutorials Keywords: Custom Colour Vista Windows Taskbar tutorial tension Added: February 15, 2009

Rate How To: Windows Vista Cursor Effects TutorialVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Feb 11    1 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (OwnagePC) A short tutorial on how to add a few effects to your cursor for Windows Vista. Author: OwnagePC Keywords: windows vista pc cursor effects tutorial ownagepc Added: February 11, 2009

Rate How To: HD Tutorial: Compatibility ModeVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Feb 9

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By rss@youtube.com (marquesbrownlee) WATCH IN HD*** In this tutorial, I will show you how to quickly diagnose problems that you make believe are associated with compatibility to Windows Vista. If you run the program in compatibility mode with an older operating system, it means that the program is not, in fact, having problem...

Rate How To: Disable UAC In VistaVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Jan 8

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By rss@youtube.com (geeks09productions) Don't you just hate that annoying! pop up box in Windows Vista asking you if you want to allow this program? or continue? well this will get rid of it and make your life a bit more easier with Vista! Keywords: windows vista disable uac in vista disable uac in pc help tutorial geeks09productio...

Rate How To: Windows Vista - Personalizing Vista (HD)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Dec 29

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By rss@youtube.com (ZeforceTutorials) Some easy ways to personalize Vista. For more tutorials go to: http://www.zeforce.com Author: ZeforceTutorials Keywords: windows vista personalizing personalize tutorial tutorials tut jeremy ze force zeforce fast easy fun colour wallpaper theme Added: December 29, 2008

Rate Create a Custom Windows Vista Installation Disc [How To]

Original at Lifehacker external link    Wed, Jun 4

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By Adam Pash The SimpleHelp weblog posts a thorough walk-through of how to create a custom Windows Vista installation disc with previously mentioned vLite. We already highlighted how to slipstream Vista Service Pack 1 with vLite, but SimpleHelp's post focuses on stripping out all the Vista featur...

Rate How To: Optimize USB Drive Performance in Vista

Original at DriverHeaven.net external link    Tue, Apr 15

By Iria Another one of our articles shows you how to speed up SATA hard drive performance in Windows Vista by enabling advanced write caching. A similar performance tweak can increase USB drive performance, by using more system memory as a write cache, which significantly increases performanc...

Rate How To: Creating a Windows Vista Sidebar gadget using Silverlight 1.0 (Chopsticks Video)

Original at blogs.msdn.com external link    Mon, Feb 18

By tommer See how you can create a Windows Vista Sidebar gadget using Silverlight 1.0 applications. During this 25 minute Chopsticks video, Sven Van Oirbeek explains how to create a Silverlight 1.0 application that plays streaming radio over the internet and shows how you can add it to the Windows Si...

Rate How to burn CDs and DVDs in Windows Vista

Original at Windows Vista for Beginners external link    Sun, Feb 3

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By Ciprian In this tutorial I will show you how to burn your files on a CD or DVD, using only Windows Vista's built-in tools. In order to write a CD or DVD you must have an optical disc drive capable of burning such storage media. If you double click on the Computer icon from your desktop, these drives are lis...

Rate How To: Microsoft Windows Vista Administration

Original at KnowFree v1.0 external link    Fri, Jan 25

By Crimson Set up and manage Windows Vista in the enterprise using the detailed information contained in this authoritative resource. Microsoft Windows Vista Administration shows you how to leverage Vista's powerful new productivity, security, ...

Year 2007

 

Rate how to detect WDDM vs. XPDM

Original at TechTalkz.com Technology & Computer Troubleshooting Forums external link    Tue, Dec 4

By Martin Hello, How can I programmatically determine whether Windows Vista is using a WDDM driver or an XPDM driver? I can enumerate the drivers and obtain a name such as: RADEON XPRESS 200M Series (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) but there's no guarantee that all WDDM drivers have the string "WDDM...

Rate How To: Uninstall Windows vista

Original at TechTalkz.com Technology & Computer Troubleshooting Forums external link    Wed, Nov 28

By Frank There is no uninstall option for Windows Vista, if you have your Windows XP installation disk you can use it to format the partition on which Vista is installed and install XP. Please see the following tutorial for instructions: Link: -- Andre Blog: Link: My Vista Quickstart Guide: Link: "...

Rate how to Dvd rip

Original at TechTalkz.com Technology & Computer Troubleshooting Forums external link    Tue, Nov 27

By stevo4 You need appropriate third part DVD ripping software for that, its not included in Windows Vista. There are other factors to take into account such as Digital Rights Management and Copyrights. -- Andre Blog: Link: My Vista Quickstart Guide: Link: "stevo4" wrote in message news:2FE79898...

Rate How To: Moving the Public music folder

Original at TechTalkz.com Technology & Computer Troubleshooting Forums external link    Sat, Nov 3    4 related articles

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By DaveW1964 This article describes how to move a Public folder in Windows Vista: Link: Additional resources: Link: -- Andre Blog: Link: My Vista Quickstart Guide: Link: "DaveW1964" wrote in message news:81BE40F3-5C01-4722-B874-26A92FF734E2@microsoft.com... > Anyone know if you can move the...

Rate How To: 10 tips to make vista faster and more stable

Original at blog.0tutor.com external link    Sat, Oct 27

Disable Windows Vista transparency Rich click in your desktop, choose personalize - click the windows color and appearance tab, uncheck enable transparency. 4. Disable the annoying User Account Control in Vista ...

Rate How To: shaderapidx9.dll related crashes on Vista

Original at Windows Vista Guide external link    Sat, Oct 20

By ShaDow There had been a lot of problems with games crashing on Windows Vista and shaderapidx9.dll being cited as the cause. I had the same problems myself, and none of the fixes i found worked. For users with Windows Vista Ultimate or Business editions: For users with the Home editions of Vista:

Rate How To: Windows Vista, IE7, and iNotes Web Access

Original at Technology Questions external link    Sun, Oct 14

By Busse'' Any idea how to respond to iNotes Web Access email messages? Creating and responding to emails is not functional when using Windows Vista. With other Windows operating systems the "spacebar" activation in the composition window of iNotes Web Access messages is functional; with Window...

Rate How to create e-mail contact groups in Windows Vista

Original at Windows Vista for Beginners external link    Wed, Oct 3

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By George In Windows Vista, contacts can be managed by using the Windows Contacts application which replaces the old Address Book from Windows XP. In April 2007 we published a quick overview of the new Windows Contacts application. Before reading this tutorial you might want to check out our previo...

Rate How To: windows easy transfer

Original at Technology Questions external link    Sat, Sep 29

By bman This article walks you through how to use Windows Easy Transfer to migrate user accounts, files and program settings from an existing computer running Windows XP to a freshly installed new computer running Windows Vista: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art...-Transfer.html "bman" w...

Rate How To: [SOLUTION] shaderapidx9.dll related crashes on Vista

Original at Technology Questions external link    Tue, Sep 25

By brinkk Windows Vista and shaderapidx9.dll being cited as the cause. I had the same Another way to check is by going into Control Panel > Administrative Tools > For users with Windows Vista Ultimate or Business editions: For users with the Home editions of Vista:

Rate how to get rid of prompts

Original at Technology Questions external link    Tue, Aug 7

How can I disable the User Account Control (UAC) feature on my Windows Vista computer? http://www.petri.co.il/disable_uac_in_windows_vista.htm wrote in message news:7DAAAFE6-420A-40BF-844C-548EEDF18BC9@microsoft.com... >I am logged in as admin but get a prompt when ever i try to...

Rate How To: Removing iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP

Original at Apple Hot News external link    Mon, Jul 23

Learn how to uninstall iTunes, QuickTime, and other essential software components from your Windows PC. To uninstall iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components from your Windows Vista PC, see this article. Completely Remove iTunes and QuickTime from Windows XP

Rate How To: Hacking Vista: Optimize Core OS Components

Original at Extreme Tech external link    Tue, Jul 10

How To: In this excerpt from our recent ExtremeTech book, Hacking Windows Vista, you'll learn how to add RAM, use ReadyBoost, tweak the paging file, defragment your hard drive, and set application priorities.

Rate How To: Install a .DLL file in Windows

Original at Lifehacker external link    Fri, Jun 15

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DLL-Downloads.com has an excellent tutorial that demonstrates how to install .DLL files in Windows. What is a .DLL? Glad you asked. DLLs are packages that contain code and data that are used by multiple programs on your computer. Occasionally when you remove a program that shares a .DLL with oth...

Rate How To: Extend Vista's activation period indefinitely

Original at Lifehacker external link    Thu, Mar 29

I followed the guide at KezNews that said how to do it and it works :D That's how I'm running Vista right now. (After I bought it legally, of course... shhhh.) http://keznews.com/1951_Permanently_Activate_Windows_Vista... KillingGranny

Rate How To: Outbound Rules List for Windows Vista Firewall

Original at Security Garden external link    Sat, Mar 17

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By Corrine Last month I added Donna's tutorial, “Vista’s Windows Firewall with Advanced Security” to Windows Vista Bookmarks. Donna's tutorial includes illustrated instructions on how to create an outbound rule for Windows Vista Firewall.

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